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Profile: Jefferson County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
1958.

Jefferson County High & Elementary was built in the program, as well as Carver (Wadley), Wrens and Bartow.

Year of total integration
1970.

Known high schools
  • Carver (Wadley)
  • Jefferson County (Louisville)
  • Jefferson County Training (Louisville)
  • Wrens
The Jefferson County listed here is not to be confused with the current Jefferson County High. This one was open from 1958-70. It consolidated all high schools in the county in a new building.

Known schools
  • 1949-50: Atwell, Avera, Bartow, Carver High, Ebenezer, Farmers Grove, Field's Grove, Galilee, Glenn Temple, Gordon Grove, Hardeman, Jefferson County Training, Lewis Grove, Lockhart, Lofton, Matthews, Mount Olive, Mungin, Pine Hill, San Clair, Spies Hill, Spring Bethel, Springfield, Stapleton, Tarver's Grove, Tarvers Chapel, Tenders Grove, Washington Chapel, Wrens, Wrights Pond ; Four high schools (08/29/1949 Augusta Chronicle)
  • 1950-51: Jefferson County Training; 29 schools (04/26/1951 The News and Farmer)
  • 1951-52: Atwell, Avera, Bartow, Ebenezer, Farmers Grove, Fields Grove, Galilee, Glenn Temple, Gordon Grove, Grange, Hardeman, Jefferson County Training, Lewis Grove, Lockhart, Lofton, Matthews, Mount Olive, San Clair, Spring Bethel, Springfield, Stapleton, Tarvers Chapel, Tarvers Grove, Tenders Grove, Wadley, Washington Chapel, Wrens (full list); 25 schools (08/30/1951 The News and Farmer)
  • 1952-53: Jefferson County Training
  • 1953-54: Carver High (Wadley), Jefferson County Training
  • 1954-55: Bartow, Gordon Grove, Jefferson County Training, Matthews, Mount Olive, Wadley, Wrens
  • 1955-56: Carver (Wadley), Jefferson County Training
  • 1956-57: Jefferson County Training
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Carver (grades 1-12), Jefferson County Training (1-12), B.T. Washington (1-10), Wrens (1-12). Not a complete list.
  • 1957-58: Avera (grades 1-7), Atwell (1-7), Carver (1-12), Ebenezer (1-7), Farmer Groves (1-7), Galilee (1-7), Gordon Grove (1-7), Grange (1-7), Hardeman (1-7), Jefferson County Training (1-12), Lewis Grove (1-7), Lockhart (1-7), Lofton (1-7), Matthews (1-7), Mt. Olive (1-7), Pine Hill (1-7), Spring Bethel (1-7), Springfield (1-7), Stapleton (1-7), Tenders Grove (1-7), B.T. Washington (1-10), Wrens (1-12)
  • 1958-59: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (8-12), Price (1-7), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1959-60: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (8-12), Price (1-7), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1960-61: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1961-62: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1962-63: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1963-64: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1964-65: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1965-66: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1966-67: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1967-68: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (6-12), Price (1-5), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1968-69: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (9-12), Price (1-8), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
  • 1969-70: Carver (grades 1-8), Jefferson County (9-12), Price (1-8), Tenders Grove (1-8), B.T. Washington (1-8), Wrens (1-8)
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